Police union reacts to pending National Guard deployment

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Last week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in the city, ordering dozens of New Mexico National Guard Troops to help with Albuquerque’s crime problem.

But police union leaders worry those guardsmen and women aren’t prepared for what they may face here and have questions about the resources they’ll have on our streets.

“I hope they equip you with necessary tools to get access to resources you need when bad things happen because it’s Albuquerque and things happen fast and we have a lot of crime,” APOA President Shaun Willoughby said…

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